Gjorgji Kočov

Đorđi Kočov
MZT Skopje
Position	Head coach
League	Macedonian League; ABA League Second Division
Personal information
Born	10 November 1984; Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Macedonian
Listed height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2000–2014
Position	Point guard
Career history
As player:
2000–2008	Rabotnički
2008–2010	Vardar
2010–2012	MZT Skopje
2012–2014	Vardar
As coach:
2016–2017	Vardar
2017–2018	MZT Skopje (assistant)
2018–present	MZT Skopje
2019–present	North Macedonia (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player 7× Macedonian League champion (2001–2006, 2012); 5× Macedonian Cup winner (2003–2006, 2012); As head coach Macedonian League champion (2019); ABA League Second Division runner-up (2019); Coach of the Year (2019);

Đorđi Kočov, also spelled Gjorgji Kočov, (Macedonian: Ѓорѓи Кочов; born 10 November 1984) is a Macedonian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for MZT Skopje of the Macedonian League and the ABA League Second Division. He also serves as an assistant coach for the Macedonia national team.

Playing career

Kočov started his professional playing career with KK Rabotnički and later played for other Macedonian teams.[1][2]

Coaching career

Kočov is a graduated basketball coach earning his degree at the Faculty of Physical Education, Sport and Health on Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

In 2014, he started his coaching career as a head coach for Vardar U-18 and U-20 teams with whom in two seasons he won three gold medals.

In 2016, he was named an assistant coach for the Macedonia national under-16 team.

On 27 September 2016, Kočov became the head coach of Vardar.[3]

In 2016, Kočov was selected for the best coach in junior competition.

In 2017, he was named the head coach of the Macedonia national under-18 team.

On 19 December 2017, he became the assistant coach to Željko Lukajić in MZT Skopje that played in the ABA League.[4]

On 3 April 2018, he became the head coach of MZT Skopje.[5] In 2019, he won the Macedonian League and led the team to the final in the ABA League Second Division.

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References

http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Gjorgi_Kocov/FYR-Macedonia/Vardar_Apave_Skopje/34430?PlayerID=34430
http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6057266/playerview.html
"Ѓорѓи Кочов е нов тренер на КК Вардар". gol.mk. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
"Ѓорѓи Кочов е нов асистент-тренер во стручниот штаб на МЗТ Скопје Аеродром". mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
"Србинот Лукајиќ си замина, Кочов е нов тренер на МЗТ Скопје Аеродром!". mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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[1] ttp://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Gjorgi_Kocov/FYR-Macedonia/Vardar_Apave_Skopje/34430?PlayerID=34430

[2] ttp://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6057266/playerview.html

[3] "Ѓорѓи Кочов е нов тренер на КК Вардар". gol.mk. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

[4] "Ѓорѓи Кочов е нов асистент-тренер во стручниот штаб на МЗТ Скопје Аеродром". mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

[5] "Србинот Лукајиќ си замина, Кочов е нов тренер на МЗТ Скопје Аеродром!". mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. Retrieved 3 April 2018.